Palestine/Israel/Judaica Miscellanea Group of 10 Pieces. Consists of: France: Alfred Dreyfus/Fernand Labori medallion (ND), bronze 22.5mm, busts of Dreyfus & Labori below their names, may date to period of Emile Zola's letter "J'accuse", which effectively reopened the trial in 1898, AU RB. Palestine Pavilion at the International Colonial Exposition in Paris in 1931 (Haffner EP-47), 30mm gilded copper, attractive, bright uncirculated with spot of corrosion atop obverse. Four Hagana Defence Tokens, struck in Holon in the latter part of 1938; Haffner writes: "The new Israel government called them in in 1948 [and] they soon disappeared from the market with practically no reserve kept by any of the agencies involved in their creation," EF, one with some corrosion. Qatamon Medal of Honor, 28mm silver, 1948, presented to those soldiers who took part in the conquest of Qatamon (a wealthy Arab suburb of Jerusalem) during the War for Independence, Unc. with attractive iridescent patina. Israel 2 Prutot 1950 Drom Yehuda Bus Cooperative Aluminum Token, Fine. Wacks' Soap Company medal (Haffner EP-21), 30mm aluminum, commemorating 25th anniversary (1930-1955) in Haifa, bright AU. And last but not least a mystery piece, 30mm silver? engraved in Hebrew, translated as "Expenditure and Income/Bet, AU. Estimated Value $150 - 200
From The Abe Sofaer Collection.